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- Estimate
- $20,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Hurouf: The Art of the Word, Doha · 16 December 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3977265
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Laila Shawa, against the wall (from walls of gaza iii series). Sotheby's, 16 Dec 2010, lot 37. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3977265.
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Laila Shawa, against the wall (from walls of gaza iii series). Sotheby's, 16 Dec 2010, lot 37. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3977265.
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From the same sale Hurouf: The Art of the Word · Dec 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baraka | Samir Sayegh | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| A Large Calligraphic Panel | — | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Earth 1 | Khaled Ai-saaï | $12,000–$15,000 | |
| The conference of the birds | Mohamed El Baz | $18,000–$22,000 | |
| A Large Calligraphic Panel | — | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Love | Charles Hossein Zenderoudi | $50,000–$60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laila Shawa | laila shawa | the well | $26,264 | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | |
| Laila Shawa | Untitled | Christie's, May 2025 | ||
| Laila Shawa | An Endangered Species (from the series Women and the Veil) | Christie's, Apr 2009 | ||
| Laila Shawa | laila shawa | the souk in gaza | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Laila Shawa | The Hands of Fatima | Christie's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Paul Guiragossian | Marche | Bonhams, Apr 2016 | ||
| Paul Guiragossian | nature morte (still life) | Sotheby's, Apr 2018 | ||
| Laila Shawa | Children of War, Children of Peace | Christie's, Feb 2007 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.